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Floods continue to soak Britain

Wraysbury, England

Residents drive through the flooded part of the village of Wraysbury, England, Feb. 12, 2014.

Britain’s weather service has said climate change is likely linked to a spate of storms and floods battering the country - the latest of which hit the west coast Wednesday with winds gusting at more than 100 miles an hour.

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Dover

Waves crash over the promenade in Dover, as more bad weather and storms sweep across the country, Feb. 12, 2014.

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Wraysbury

A resident walks in the flooded part of the village of Wraysbury, England, Feb. 12, 2014.

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Wraysbury

A resident walks in the flooded part of the village of Wraysbury, Feb. 12, 2014.

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Wraysbury

A postbox, back dropped by a partially submerged car, is pictured in the flooded part of the village of Wraysbury, England, Feb. 12, 2014.

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Porthcawl harbor, Wales

Waves break over Porthcawl harbor, south Wales, as the region continues to be battered by high winds and heavy rain, Feb. 12, 2014.

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England

A police operated boat carries residents of the village of Muchelney, seen in the background on the flooded Somerset Levels, near Langport in south west England, Jan. 27, 2014.

Surrounded by flood water, Muchelney has only been accessible by boat for several weeks. Britain's Environment Agency has been criticized for failing to dredge local rivers in the Somerset area as flood warnings for south-west England remain in force, where more rain is forecast over the coming days.

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England

A man cycles through floodwater in the village of Datchet, southern England, Feb. 12, 2014.

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England

A graveyard is seen underwater in the village of Moorland, Feb. 7, 2014. Many areas of the Somerset Levels have been underwater for over a month in the wettest January in Britain on record.

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England

A British army Royal Marine from 40 Commando catches a lift on a tractor in the village of Moorland in south west England, Feb. 7, 2014.

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England

British army Royal Marines from 40 Commando lay sandbag water defences in the village of Moorland, Feb. 7, 2014.

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England

Emergency services personnel are carried by tractor at dusk through flooded land in the village of Burrowbridge in southwest England, Feb. 7, 2014.

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England

Sixteen basset hound dogs and a similar number of cats are rescued by the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service during continued flooding at Burrowbridge, Feb. 9, 2014.

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England

The army make door to door checks on residents during flooding after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, southern England, Feb. 11, 2014.

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England

Residents Nigel and Jane Gray look out from their front door after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, Feb. 11, 2014.

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England

Nigel Gray leaves his home in a row boat after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, Feb. 10, 2014.

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England

A specialist electric bed for a disabled boy is raised on pallets to try and protect it from flood water in a home at Burrowbridge in southwest England, Feb. 9, 2014.

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England

Resident Chas Chehal pulls his grandaughter Lara along in a canoe during flooding after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, Fed. 11, 2014.

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England

Builder Dave Donaldson lays down sandbags outside his flooded home to try and protect it from further flooding at Burrowbridge, Feb. 9, 2014.

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England

Sandbags lie at the entrance to a house situated on the flooded central square in the village of Datchet in Berkshire, Feb. 12, 2014.

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England

An angry resident hits a vehicle he claims was driving too fast through floodwaters, with his shopping bag in the village of Thorney on the Somerset Levels, near Langport in southwest England, Jan. 31, 2014.

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England

Britain's Prince Charles sits on a decorated garden bench as he travels in a trailer through flood water in Muchelney, on route to Thorney Moor Farm, Feb. 4, 2014. The Prince of Wales visited the village, which was cut off due to recent flooding on the Somerset Levels.

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England

A man walks a boat through floodwaters along a road during continued flooding at Burrowbridge in southwest England, Feb. 9, 2014.